October 3, 2017 – Huffington Post – This New Technology Can Help Kids With Autism Participate In ClassStarting this fall, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) will be testing out WebMoti, a multimedia, multi-sensory system that will allow students who struggle with sensory overload to attend class remotely in a way they can control. The testing is being funded by the Ontario Centres for Excellence (OCE) AdvancingEducation Program and will see 16 elementary and post-secondary TDSB students try out WebMoti over the next 24 months.

With the Equifax scandal and other high-profile corporate security breaches making headlines around the world, an Ottawa firm believes its “passwordless” digital authentication technology is an idea whose time has come.

Kanata’s inBay Technologies announced in late September it has landed $1 million in seed financing from Netherlands-based Ramphastos Investments and a local “super angel” represented by Ottawa’s Tongda One Partners.

A local company in the high-tech sector of information gathering for food banks has cracked the “Best for the World” list.

Link2Feed is a four-year-old enterprise that’s developed software to electronically track who uses food banks and why.

September 26, 2017 – Digital Journal – Luminari Raises Over $500,000 from Some of Canada's Top Investors Luminari Talent Inc. announced it has raised over $500,000 from some of Canada's top investors. The round was lead by XDL Chairman & Founding member of the Creative Destruction Lab, Dennis Bennie. Other investors include William Tunstall-Pedoe, Epstein Enterprises, Adam Dean, and Jay Rosenzweig. Luminari also received a grant from the OCE SmartStart program, adding to the injected capital.

September 25, 2017 – BetaKit – Koho raises $8 million from Portag3 VenturesOCE-supported Koho plans to use the funding to scale its technology platform and hire more engineering and operations at its new Toronto headquarters.

September 20, 2017 – Techvibes – Right Health Acquires Virtual Care Platform Akira MedicalToronto-based Right Health is a healthcare company founded in 2016 that provides a combination of virtual and in-person care to optimize the health and engagement of Canadians. Akira Medical, also founded in 2016, is an on-demand healthcare platform that gives users instant access to practitioners via text and video chat.

Right Health has announced the acquisition of Akira Medical.

The Toronto-based Right Health is a healthcare company founded in 2016 that provides a combination of virtual and in-person care to optimize the health and engagement of Canadians. Akira Medical, also founded in 2016, is an on-demand healthcare platform that gives users instant access to practitioners via text and video chat.

Right Health has announced the acquisition of Akira Medical.

The Toronto-based Right Health is a healthcare company founded in 2016 that provides a combination of virtual and in-person care to optimize the health and engagement of Canadians. Akira Medical, also founded in 2016, is an on-demand healthcare platform that gives users instant access to practitioners via text and video chat.

Right Health has announced the acquisition of Akira Medical.

The Toronto-based Right Health is a healthcare company founded in 2016 that provides a combination of virtual and in-person care to optimize the health and engagement of Canadians. Akira Medical, also founded in 2016, is an on-demand healthcare platform that gives users instant access to practitioners via text and video chat.